Applied Climatology and Climate Change

Paper Code: 
GEO-144 A
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

To understand and analyse the phenomena of Climate Change and the various concepts of Climatology

12.00
Unit I: 
Introduction
  • Introduction: Defination and scope of climatology, weather and climate, climatology and geography
  • Meteorology and Climatology, weather elements.
12.00
Unit II: 
Climate of India
  • Climate of India with special reference to Rajasthan: climatic conditions.
  • Regionalisation of India, salient features of Indian climate.
  • Classification of Indian climate: Koppens and Thronwaite classification.
  • Climate of Rajasthan: Introduction, the hot weather season, monsoon or south west monsoon, post monsoon, the winter season, rainfall,
  • moisture regime: temperature, evaporation, evapotranspiration, potential evapotranspiration.
12.00
Unit III: 
Climate change - Theories
  • Climate change reconstruction of past climates,
  • climate change through geological time, theories of climate changes,
  • theories involving the displacement of continents,
  • theories involving changes in the composition of atmosphere, geographical theories,
  • Theories involving a change in solar radiation.
12.00
Unit IV: 
Past environmental changes
  • Past environmental change: past land use and Land cover,
  • land use and climate impact on river system,
  • Biophysical responses: desert and desertification, vegetation community dynamics
12.00
Unit V: 
Plans and policies of climate change
  • Plans and policies of climate change: legal and institutional aspect of climate change in India,
  • UN Framework conventions on climate change, extreme climate,
  • State initiatives, regulation /pollution.
Essential Readings: 
  1. Siddhartha P. Saikia, Climate Change :  International Book Distributors, 2010
  2. Krishan Saigal, , Climate Change : The Human Aspect, Kalpaz Pub, 2010
  3. G.S.L.H.V. Sectors Prasada Rao, , 2011, Climate Change Adaptation Strategies in Agriculture and Allied  Scientific Publishers
  4. Steffen, W., Jäger, J.,Carson, D. J., Bradshaw, C. Challenges of a Changing Earth  Springer  2003   
  5. Hardy, John T.Climate Change - Causes, Effects, and Solutions, John Wiley & Sons  April 2003   
  6. Edited by Sivakumar, Mannava V.K.; Climate Prediction and Agriculture Hansen, James, Springer  2007
  7. D.S. Lal, 2002, Climatology, Sharda Puspak Bhawan, Allahabad.
  8. Howard j. Critchfield, fourth edition, General ClimatologyPrentice-Hall India.
References: 
  1. Siddhartha P. Saikia, Climate Change :  International Book Distributors, 2010
  2. Krishan Saigal, , Climate Change : The Human Aspect, Kalpaz Pub, 2010
  3. G.S.L.H.V. Sectors Prasada Rao, , 2011, Climate Change Adaptation Strategies in Agriculture and Allied  Scientific Publishers
  4. Steffen, W., Jäger, J.,Carson, D. J., Bradshaw, C. Challenges of a Changing Earth  Springer  2003   
  5. Hardy, John T.Climate Change - Causes, Effects, and Solutions, John Wiley & Sons  April 2003   
  6. Edited by Sivakumar, Mannava V.K.; Climate Prediction and Agriculture Hansen, James, Springer  2007
  7. D.S. Lal, 2002, Climatology, Sharda Puspak Bhawan, Allahabad.
  8. Howard j. Critchfield, fourth edition, General ClimatologyPrentice-Hall India.
Academic Year: 
2017-2018